Oregon bills · 2026 Regular Session
Oregon HB 4137
Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tawna Sanchez (Democratic)
- Hai Pham (Democratic)
- Sue Rieke Smith (Democratic)
- Fred Girod (Republican)
- Jami Cate (Republican)
Cosponsors (21)
- James Manning Jr. (Democratic)
- Dacia Grayber (Democratic)
- Kim Thatcher (Republican)
- Janeen Sollman (Democratic)
- Noah Robinson (Republican)
- Khanh Pham (Democratic)
- Todd Nash (Republican)
- Cedric Hayden (Republican)
- Sara Gelser Blouin (Democratic)
- Lamar Wise (Democratic)
- Jules Walters (Democratic)
- Alek Skarlatos (Republican)
- E. Werner Reschke (Republican)
- Susan McLain (Democratic)
- Kevin Mannix (Republican)
- Rick Lewis (Republican)
- Bobby Levy (Republican)
- Cyrus Javadi (Democratic)
- Ken Helm (Democratic)
- Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican)
- David Gomberg (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Oregon legislature· summary
Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. | pass | Set your home in Oregon to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Heard and Reported Out | pass | Set your home in Oregon to see |
| Feb 20, 2026 House | Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. | pass | Set your home in Oregon to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 House | Heard and Reported Out with Amendments | pass | Set your home in Oregon to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026 · House
Chapter 65, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Governor signed. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
President signed. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Speaker signed. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent. - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Second reading. - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Work Session held. - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Public Hearing held. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Judiciary. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Second reading. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Work Session held. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Public Hearing held. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to Judiciary. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.